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Version 1
Capo III
This lick is played throughout the song before most lines:
(Frets Are Relative To The Capo)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|--2(b)-----------|(very slight bend)
E|-------0---------|
[Intro]
A G E A G E
A G E A G E
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)
(Diddy Wah)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---2(b)---2(b)-----2(b)-2(b)-2(b)-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)I gotta gal down in Diddy Wah Diddy
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah) Ain't no town an it ain't no city
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)She loves her man, just is a pity
NC
(Diddy Wah) Crazy 'bout my gal in Diddy Wah Diddy
A G E A G E
A G E A G E
A G E A G E
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---2(b)---2(b)-----2(b)-2(b)-2(b)-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)This little girl is sweet as she could be
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)I know she's in love with me
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)A lovely face, she's so pretty
NC
(Diddy Wah)But she's lives way down in Diddy Wah Diddy
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah, Diddy Wah, Diddy)
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah, Diddy Wah, Diddy)
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah, Diddy Wah, Diddy)
[Chorus]
E E
Ain't no town, an it ain't no city
NC
But oh, how they love in Diddy Wah Diddy
[Chorus]
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---2(b)---2(b)-----2(b)-2(b)-2(b)-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)She kissed me all the time
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)She gonna drive me outta my mind
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)Anything, she says she's ready
NC
(Diddy Wah)Headed right back to Diddy Wah Diddy
[Chorus]
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)
(Diddy Wah)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---2(b)---2(b)-----2(b)-2(b)-2(b)-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Break]
E E
Ain't no town, ain't no city
NC
Lord, how they love in Diddy Wah Diddy
[Outro]
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)
A G E A G E
(Diddy Wah)